"Presently, VW is enabling convenient & comfortable mobility to at least 107M people."

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Transportation allows people to reach places faster, easier, and safer¹. Today, private cars, taxis, or car-sharing/on-demand services account for more than 70% of journeys². Each year, an average European rides a total of 12,000 km in a car of which 6,000 km are work-related². Cars provide people access to jobs and services that are far from their homes³, thus, reducing the dependency on poorly linked public transport and allowing people to settle down in places of their choice¹. Cars allow convenience¹, give freedom to people to go anywhere anytime they want³, thus, redefining social interactions¹ and increasing leisure/recreational activities³.

Volkswagen (VW) means “People’s car” in German and VW was founded in Germany to provide affordable and quality cars⁴. To date, it delivers practical, durable, and fairly priced cars that are accessible to many⁴. Of the 63.8 million (M) cars sold around the world in 2020⁵, 5.33M (8.35%) cars were delivered by VW⁶. The highest deliveries were made in China (3.85M)⁷. Of the top five models sold in China (in terms of volume), three were VW cars in 2020⁸, which shows its affordability in China.

An average car’s life expectancy is 11 years⁹. Between 2010-20, 777.6M cars were sold globally⁵, of which 107.18M were sold by VW^6,10;p111. Thus, 13.78% of cars presently on roads may be delivered by VW. VW is enabling reliable, convenient, and comfortable mobility to at least 107 million people.

Since its inception, VW has delivered a very high number of cars that eased the lives of millions, thus, creating a positive impact on the quality of their lives.

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